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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 342 Between Virtual and Real

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    ~Date:~November 12~

    "Move as soon as it gets dark?!" Knyagnitsky, political commissar of the Ninth Army, and Chief of Staff Stepin were surprised and happy when they heard this. Apparently their boss had already planned it and would not really roast his brothers on the fire.  In order to suffer the consequences, just now when Yegorov shouted orders to the division commander and political commissars, these two partners believed that the army group would stay in Bafre and not leave!

    "Yes! Move as soon as it gets dark. No matter what orders are given by Moscow, I'm not here anymore! The entire army will bring enough food for seven days. The extra food and carts will be thrown in Bafre. Whoever is short of food will provide it themselves.  Good luck! The main force of the Southern Front is not working as a nanny!" Yegorov took a deep puff of his cigarette and looked a little blue.  Uploaded by book friends

    "Okay! Comrade Yegorov! I firmly support your decision! The Ninth Army must not let those ineffective guys in the Eastern Front get away with it. The main reason for the losses we suffered today is the untimely and incomplete intelligence of the Southern Group!  This matter is not over with them. I suggest that we complain to Moscow in the name of the Army Headquarters! We have won so many battles in Tsaritsyn, and we are here to wipe out the defeat of the general!"

    Political Commissar Knyagnitsky expressed his stance, patting his chest.

    Yegorov smiled lonelyly when he heard this. He knew the temper of his political commissar. This guy really wanted to work with him to make further progress. If Yegorov could become the commander of the front, then Knyagnitz  Ji has the opportunity to take over as the commander of the Ninth Army, or even follow up and become the political commissar of the front army!

    "Comrade Commander, since you have decided to move as soon as dark, our entire army is still working hard to dig anti-aircraft trenches and build anti-aircraft machine gun positions. Isn't this a waste of energy and time?" Chief of Staff Stepin said for a moment.  Not understanding his commander's intention, he finally couldn't help but ask.

    "Yes, what the Chief of Staff said makes sense. Our entire army traveled most of the night last night, and this morning we received another beating from the Allied Air Force. Not to mention the huge casualties, the soldiers were both physically and mentally exhausted.  "Depressed, since we have to move, why do we bother digging air-raid trenches and arranging machine gun positions?" Knyagnitsky is still the political commissar of the group army, so he is more concerned about the health of the soldiers.

    Yegorov glanced at his two deputies and warned, "You two, you have to learn more from me. The coalition reconnaissance planes have not stopped above our heads since we left Samara. It's broad daylight."  Do you think the coalition forces can¡¯t see our every move?¡±

    "Are you ordering the entire army to dig trenches and set up machine gun positions to spread suspicion?" Political Commissar Knyagnitsky said in shock.

    "We can't just say that. Let's put it this way. Our entire army has learned from the experience. We dug trenches and deployed anti-aircraft machine gun positions with great fanfare. The coalition reconnaissance planes overhead must have seen it. If they do air strikes again, they will have to weigh whether they can still occupy the territory.  Such a huge bargain. Today we were not prepared to shoot down a coalition fighter jet. Now that we are prepared and have deployed so many anti-aircraft machine gun groups, the psychological burden will increase if the opponent comes again! "

    Yegorov explained patiently. Stepin, the chief of staff here, suddenly realized what he said and couldn't help but said, "High! It's really high! In this way, the coalition's air strikes may not find us again, and they may turn to look for the enemy."  The Fifth Army or that Ma Xin¡¯s Southern Group is out of luck!¡±

    "We only need to dig trenches and fire up machine guns to scare off the Allied Air Force? Isn't this too easy?" Although political commissar Knyagnitsky was confused, he instinctively felt that things should not be that simple.

    "Of course it's not that easy. Who knows what the other side's commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is thinking, but since we have dug trenches and arranged machine gun positions, even if the coalition air force comes again, firstly, we have a place to hide in the air defense, and secondly, we have a place to hide from the air defense.  With a certain ability to fight back in the air, this must be an improvement compared to us just sitting on the ground complaining and complaining!" Yegorov took another hard puff on his cigarette and looked at the two partners of the second general in front of him.  .

    "This method is good, but I don't know how effective it is in actual bulletproofing. When the enemy bombed in the morning, many bombs fell into the trenches. The soldiers hiding inside were still killed and wounded, and many were buried in the soil!"  Chief of Staff Stepin muttered.

    "That's because the air defense trenches are not dug enough. Firstly, they have to be deep enough. Secondly, they have to turn to both sides when digging in. The earth walls left behind have to be thick enough. If you don't sweat in normal times, you will definitely bleed during the war. Today, when the coalition bombed  Most of our aerial bombs are 25 kilograms, and the last batch of monoplanes dropped 37.5 kilograms. Although these bombs are powerful, they are only useful against field civil fortifications. Our trenches really need to be dug.  It needs to be reinforced with logs, but of course I can¡¯t even take care of it now!¡±

    Yegorov put out the cigarette butt in his hand, feeling a dull pain in his heart. If the team had done anti-aircraft training in advance,During the training and exercises, even if it suffered an air attack, there should not be such heavy casualties. In this regard, the commander of the group army was still careless and underestimated the extent of the coalition's intervention west of the Ural Mountains. Of course, Mahin and Tukhache  It is also an important factor that the Soviet Union's Southern Cluster did not report the opponent's strength. This account must be settled with the Allied Air Force. When reporting to Moscow, the responsibility must also be passed on to Maxin and Tukhachevsky.  go.

    "Comrade Commander, since we have dug the anti-aircraft trenches deep and thick, we can cope with the coalition's air attacks Then we have worked hard to dig them Is it still necessary to retreat overnight?" Political Commissar Knyagnitz  Ji Lengbuding asked.

    "Comrade Political Commissar, you are so sincere. We are digging holes and setting up positions here with great fanfare, both for air defense and to tell the coalition reconnaissance planes that we are here, and we have ways to deal with your air raids, so that they will not follow you.  We keep a close eye so that we can move out unexpectedly and quietly at night without being discovered by others! Because the enemy won¡¯t think that we have spent so much effort digging the hole and moved away without even using it!¡±

    Yegorov couldn¡¯t help but feel a little proud when he said this. Since his political commissar and chief of staff didn¡¯t see his intentions, then the coalition forces shouldn¡¯t be able to see them either!

    "That's it! Brilliant! Really brilliant! Comrade Yegorov, I think you should be the most suitable commander of the Southern Cluster. Tukhachevsky is an arrogant guy who only knows how to brag. As for Ma Xin,  I have only commanded two infantry divisions at most, so how can I command a 200,000-strong army?" Chief of Staff Stepin reacted quickly and gave his commander a top hat before the political commissar could.

    "Yes! Stepin is right, I said to the chief of staff, how about we both jointly send a telegram to the Southern Front and Moscow, requesting that the commander of the invincible Ninth Army, our Comrade Egorov, be responsible for the Volga River  The former enemy commander of all the Red Army troops on the right bank! What do you think? "Knyagnitsky, the political commissar, didn't keep his mouth shut. Seeing that Stepin snatched it and sold it in front of Yegorov, this guy  I'm so busy trying to catch up!

    Yegorov looked at the pair of Hengha generals in front of him and felt happy in his heart, but he still said seriously, "I accept your wishes. It's not just a day or two for us three old guys to join forces. There is no need to deal with those things."  Foolish, to tell you the truth, the current situation is very serious. Whoever will be the commander of this group, or the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, will probably have to live with it! Don't be stupid and take this on for the Eastern Front Army!  Blame!"

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